By :
M.S.Yatnatti Editor and Video Journalist Bengaluru : According to reports the Employees at Truebil, a
virtual marketplace for pre-owned cars, would soon be witnessing scenes
straight out of the Robert De Niro-starrer 'The Intern' at their workplace.
Taking inspiration from the movie -- where De Niro plays the character of Ben
Whittaker, a70-year-old intern working for a startup firm -- Truebil is hiring
retired senior citizens as interns to work on short-term stints at the firm.The
process, which is currently under way, would involve hiring of about eight
interns, who are over 60 years of age, with work experience in mid- to
senior-management levels. The objective is two-pronged. First, to provide a
second innings to retired citizens and help them understand how latest technology
works in a New-Age organisation and, second, to mentor the 200-odd employees at
Truebil, where the average age is around 28 years.Tech capital Bengaluru is
reportedlythe highest paying city,
giving an average annual CTC (cost to company) for talent across all levels and
sectors at Rs 10.8 lakh, according to recruitment firm Randstad's salary trends
study for 2018. India's Silicon Valley was followed by Pune at Rs 10.3 lakh,
Delhi-NCR at Rs 9.9 lakh, Mumbai at Rs 9.2 lakh and Chennai at Rs 8 lakh.
Bengaluru was the top paying city in 2017 too.The 2018 salaries, however,
represented a significant drop from last year. Bengaluru was at Rs 14.6 lakh in
2017, followed by Mumbai at Rs 14.2 lakh, Hyderabad at Rs 13.6 lakh, and
Delhi-NCR at Rs 13.5 lakh.Randstad reportedly had said this is due to two
reasons: A decline in mid-level roles, which pay an average salary between Rs 6
lakh and Rs 12 lakh; a 51% increase in entry-level roles this year, which pays
between Rs 4 lakh and Rs 6 lakh. Professional services -- including management
consulting, strategy, accounting, and audit and legal were the second highest
paid space with an average salary of Rs9.4 lakh. This was due to the increase
in demand for implementation and compliance specialists following the rollout
of GST. FMCG, the highest paying industry in 2017, followed professional
services, with average salary of Rs 9.2 lakh.For a person with more than 15
years of work experience and for an entry-level executive (less than 6 years of
experience), consultancy is the highest paying job function with an annual
average salary of Rs 34 lakh and Rs 6.8 lakh, respectively. IT and tech are the
highest paying space for a person in mid-level management (6-15 years of
experience) with an annual salary of Rs 13.1lakh.The report reportedly looked
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